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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1958)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a truly wonderful gem, that I personally think is underrated. Bing Crosby, a great actor
and singer, narrates and sings, and I thought he was sublime, so effective and expressive. He never overdid the
narration, and the narration while written simply, was well written and kids will understand it. Of course it is quite
short, but it goes by so quickly, that it passes the time perfectly. The animation is lovely, very dark at times, but
for telling a very dark story, that style of animation was necessary. The music is memorable and fits very well with
each scene.

The famous story tells of a schoolmaster called Inchabod Crane, a character who doesn't say much, but is immediately
likable when you see him, who is in love with the beautiful Katrina. However, in a plot we have kind of seen before, he
is rivalled by Brom Bones, a handsome tower of strength, who wastes no time in telling anybody a story that disturbs
Crane greatly. Soon after, Crane meets the landmark character of the short, the Headless Horseman, a character so scary
that very young kids will be terrified. Yet, because he was scary, as the legend says that he is and much worse, the
Headless Horseman was very effective, and a villain that has been imitated in things like Scooby Doo, but never as well,
as the very look of him had my hairs standing up on my neck.

The short concludes with a suspenseful ending, that leaves us wondering what did happen to Inchabod Crane? Overall, an
underrated gem!